A Reproducible Data Workflow



McCrea Cobb

Refuge Inventory and Monitoring
mccrea_cobb@fws.gov
mccrea-cobb

Emma Schillerstrom

Refuge Inventory and Monitoring
emma_shillerstrom@fws.gov
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Jonah Withers

Fisheries and Ecological Services
jonah_withers@fws.gov
JonahWithers-USFWS



https://github.com/USFWS/data-workflow-presentation

Scripted Data Workflow




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  A(Import) --> B(Tidy)
  B --> C(Transform)
  C --> D(Visualize)
  D --> E(Analyze)
  E --> F(Communicate)
  F --> G(Preserve)
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Witch Occupancy at Tetlin NWR

An image of a witch flying over mountains.

An image of a witch hiding in the forest.

Visualize and summarize results


Manual Workflow

  • Move data into Excel
  • Create summary tables and plots
  • Cut/paste into Word doc
  • Reformat to match document

Scripted Workflow

  • some text

R Workflow

  • Some text
  • Some text

Visualize and summarize results

Witch occurrence at Tetlin

Report results

🙋 Goals

  • Easy to update
  • Clear link between the data and the report
  • Reproducible

Our Witch Occurrance Report

Share products

Preserve it all

Demonstrate reuse

Where to go from here

An image of a witch riding a moose in the forest.

Alaska Data Week 2024